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bromide definition

bro·mide (brō′mīd′)

noun

  1. a compound in which bromine is combined with a certain element, radical, etc., as silver bromide or methyl bromide
  2. potassium bromide, KBr, used in medicine as a sedative
  3. ☆

    Etymology: from association with dullness of mind

    a trite saying; platitude

Etymology: brom(o)- + -ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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